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It's Been a Minute

Twitter vs. Threads, and why influencers could be the ultimate winners

It's Been a Minute

NPR

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.68.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of user dissatisfaction with Twitter, a crop of hungry new apps have sprung up to replace it. This week on It's Been A Minute, host Brittany Luse is joined by Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz to unravel Meta's newest app: Threads. They also discuss the latest changes in the the social media landscape, our power to shape it and why influencers could ultimately come out on top.

You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at [email protected].

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0:00.0

Hey there, you're listening to it's been a minute from NPR.

0:06.7

I'm Braneelips.

0:09.9

Okay, so before we get into the big questions, we thought it'd be fun to do a little rapid

0:17.9

fire, bracket of social media.

0:20.4

We're going to offer you two apps and you pick which one you think is better, does that

0:23.9

make sense?

0:24.9

Yes.

0:25.9

Okay, so my space versus Tumblr?

0:27.9

Tumblr.

0:28.9

Perfect answer.

0:29.9

I agree.

0:30.9

Instagram versus TikTok.

0:31.9

TikTok.

0:32.9

Three for three right now.

0:33.9

Twitter versus Threads.

0:34.9

Threads and Threads piled.

0:35.9

Today, if you haven't picked up on it, we're talking about social media and met his newest

0:46.9

app, Threads, which some are saying could be the one to replace Twitter.

0:52.6

And tech journalist Taylor Lorenz, author of the upcoming book, Extremely Online, thinks

0:57.7

Threads just may have the juice.

1:00.5

Okay, so you've been on Threads.

1:02.0

What is it like there?

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